Fugly cycling trends

[Bollo]

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The title of this etching is "The roadie who wore a camelbak"

 

[mjr]

When the adverts proclaim a "triple monocoque" frame. […] I think I saw that on a spesh. They're a marketing company these days right?

Yes, spesh are designed by triple coques, aren't they?

 

[Crackle]

Di2 mechs - check x2
Big fat carbon frames - check
totally black rat bikes - yep
Squared tubes - tick x2
Huge branding on everything - huge but shiny black on matt black, oversized font on another, so score two.
Dropped seatstays and Curved seatstays. Got to be straight. Two bikes with dropped, another curved. Hat-trick!
Rims so wide the wheel looks like a doughnut. Yum.

Although I do also own a Thorn Sport Tour, the Ann Widdecombe of bikes.

We've known for some time you need help. Your first step is recognising that, hopefully this thread will help.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Pro team strips. Started going downhill once Peugeot and TI Raleigh dropped out. Seem to be getting worse every year.
And as for the team bikes, I'm sure they are faster than the old steel ones but they look awful.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Cannondale lefties.

I wonder if righties can use lefties ?

 

[steveindenmark]

Fugly is in the eye of the beholder.

Di2???? You can hardly see it and it works wonderfully

 

[User32269]

First it was pedals, then chainsets, it's all just got out of hand. Crazy.

 

[Bollo]

We've known for some time you need help. Your first step is recognising that, hopefully this thread will help.

I do need help - who will take this monstrosity off my hands?

 

[raleighnut]

I do need help - who will take this monstrosity off my hands?

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[Milkfloat]

I do need help - who will take this monstrosity off my hands?

All I see is a shadow on a wall.

 

[Crackle]

All I see is a shadow on a wall.

It's not detectable on radar either.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I do need help - who will take this monstrosity off my hands?

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Monstrosity is the word. How could they make a bicycle so ugly ?

 

[User33236]

I do need help - who will take this monstrosity off my hands?

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Only one thing wrong with that bike.... the crankset needs to be black too.

 

[Cuchilo]

He's right .....

Only one thing wrong with that bike.... the crankset needs to be black too.

 

[SuperHans123]

I don't mind the differing bike designs, it's grown men looking like highlighter pens I object to.